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Everyday plastics emit greenhouse gases, scientists say 01 Aug 2018 - 10:39 pm
A worker removes labels from recycled plastic bottles to be used in the construction of the sailboat Plastiki at Pier 31 in San Francisco, California, March 13, 2009. (Reuters / Robert Galbraith)
Reddit says hackers accessed some user data 01 Aug 2018 - 08:54 pm
Reddit mascots are displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California in this April 15, 2014 file photo. reuters/Robert Galbraith
Toxic algae spreads in Baltic waters in biggest bloom in years 01 Aug 2018 - 08:46 pm
Toxic algae are seen on the beach in Gdynia, Poland, July 3, 2015. Lukasz Glowala/Agencja Gazeta/via Reuters
Greenhouse gases surge to new highs worldwide in 2017: US report 01 Aug 2018 - 08:46 pm
The United States is the world's second leading polluter after China, but has rolled back environmental safeguards under Trump, who has declared climate change a
Facebook unveils tools to tell users when to stop scrolling 01 Aug 2018 - 06:22 pm
People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this file picture. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo)
Facebook has identified ongoing political influence campaign: NYT 31 Jul 2018 - 07:50 pm
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French lawmakers ban smartphones in schools 30 Jul 2018 - 11:27 pm
A picture illustration shows YouTube on a cell phone in front of a YouTube copyright message regarding a video on an LCD screen in central Bosnian town of Zenica, June 18, 2014. Reuters/Dado Ruvic
French luxury giants dive into Silicon Valley 30 Jul 2018 - 03:13 am
A woman uses a Dior virtual reality mask at the French multinational luxury goods group LVMH exhibition stand during the Vivatech fair ( (Viva Technology) in Paris.
Tech firms should be made liable for ‘fake news’ on sites: UK lawmakers 30 Jul 2018 - 02:43 am
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Bolivian water frog in lovelorn race against clock 27 Jul 2018 - 10:42 am
Telmatobius frog from northern Chile. (Photo courtesy:  José Grau de Puerto Montt/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 )
Scientists confirm Einstein's supermassive black hole theory 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
A handout photo released on July 26, 2018 by the European Southern Observatory shows an artist impression of the path of the star S2 as it passes very close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.  AFP / European Southern Observator
Uber resumes testing for autonomous cars in 'manual mode' 24 Jul 2018 - 09:19 pm
A self driving Volvo vehicle purchased by Uber moves through an intersection in Scottsdale, Arizona December 1, 2017. (Reuters / Natalie Behring)
Facebook sets up China subsidiary 24 Jul 2018 - 05:12 pm
A Facebook panel is seen during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 20, 2018. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo)
Apple's iPhones trail Samsung, Google devices in internet speeds 23 Jul 2018 - 08:18 pm
The Apple iPhone 8 is displayed at an Apple Store on September 22, 2017 in San Francisco (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP)
No, Twitter will not ban Trump, here's why 23 Jul 2018 - 08:11 pm
In this file photo taken on November 4, 2016, the Twitter logo is seen on a sign at the company headquarters in San Francisco (AFP / Josh Edelson)
Gmail users warned of cyber threat 23 Jul 2018 - 01:43 am
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NASA prepares to fly probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere 22 Jul 2018 - 01:21 am
Alex Young, solar scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (middle), Nicola Fox, Parker Solar Probe project scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) (right), and Betsy Congdon, Parker Solar Probe Thermal Protection System lead en
Nasa prepares to fly probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere 21 Jul 2018 - 02:13 pm
Technicians and engineers perform light bar testing on NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which will travel through the Sun's atmosphere, in the Astrotech processing facility near NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., June 5, 2018. (Glenn Ben